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8 months agoby BIObus_CanadaIt's #fascinatingfamilyfriday ! This week we are highlighting the #Ectobiidae , the largest family within the Cockroaches (Blattodea). This family contains some of the commonly found pest species, such as the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, and several notable species of wood cockroaches. This family contains a group of beetle-mimic cockroaches in the genus #Prosoplecta and #Areoloaria , which is are of the most specialized groups of cockroaches. The Prosoplecta species in this photo is a lady beetle ( #Coccinellidae ) mimic.Some of the other species in the genus are mimics of Jewel beetles ( #Buprestidae ). Image Source: goo.gl/etCnH6

9 months agoby BIObus_CanadaIt’s time to pack up the Curculionids! Next week two of our team members will be heading to the Smithsonian to return over 1000 beetle specimens that have been barcoded! They will be bringing back over 1000 more including Dragonflies (Odonata), Nerve -winged insects (Neuroptera) and Wasps (Hymenoptera)!